[§11-7]  Elections commission.  (a)  Thereis established an elections commission within the department of accounting andgeneral services for administrative purposes.  The elections commission shallconsist of nine members who shall be selected as follows:

(1)  The president of the senate shall select twoelections commission members;

(2)  The speaker of the house of representatives shallselect two elections commission members;

(3)  The senators belonging to a party or partiesdifferent from the president of the senate shall designate one senator toselect two elections commission members;

(4)  The representatives belonging to a party orparties different from the speaker of the house of representatives shalldesignate one representative to select two elections commission members; and

(5)  One member, who shall serve as chairperson of theelections commission, shall be selected by the members of the electionscommission selected pursuant to paragraphs (1) to (4);

provided that each group of four elections commissionmembers selected by each house shall include one elections commission memberfrom each of the four counties.

(b)  The chairperson of the electionscommission under subsection (a)(5) shall be selected by a two-thirds vote.

(c)  A vacancy in the elections commissionshall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment as specified insubsection (a) within fifteen days.  A vacancy in the elections commissionshall be filled with a person from the same county as the departing elections commissionmember.  Elections commission member vacancies not filled within the timesspecified shall be filled promptly thereafter by the chief justice of thesupreme court.

(d)  The elections commission shall act bymajority vote of its membership and shall establish its own procedures, exceptas may be provided by law.

(e)  Notwithstanding section 26-34, electionscommission member appointments shall not be subject to senatorial confirmation.

(f)  The term of the elections commissionersshall be four years, except that with respect to the terms of the initialelections commission members, one member selected from each of subsection(a)(1) to (4) shall serve for a term of two years.

(g)  The elections commissioners shall servewithout compensation, but shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses,including travel expenses, necessary for the performance of their duties. [L2004, c 57, pt of §6]